商务英语：今日热词——委婉表达（成语）
《财富》（中文版）
2013年09月22日
EXAMPLE: When I disagree with my coworkers, I don't beat around the bush, but instead I always tell them what I am thinking.当我与同事有不同意见时，我不会绕圈子，总是把自己的想法告诉他们。
今日单词：
| 单词 | proxy |
| 中文释义 |
代理人（名词，正式） |
| 英文释义 |
(noun, FORMAL) A person legally authorized to act or make decisions (especially to vote) for someone else; an official substitute. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: Because of illness, the oldest member of the board of directors could not attend the company's important annual meeting, so his son served as his proxy. 董事会里年纪最大的成员因病不能出席公司的重要年会，因此由他的儿子代表他参加。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
to beat around the bush |
| 中文释义 |
委婉表达（成语） |
| 英文释义 |
(IDIOM) To avoid talking about a topic directly; to speak in an evasive manner intentionally. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: When I disagree with my coworkers, I don't beat around the bush, but instead I always tell them what I am thinking. 当我与同事有不同意见时，我不会绕圈子，总是把自己的想法告诉他们。 |
